House London

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With beautiful photography throughout, each home draws on something uniquely ‘London’ and supporting text profiles home owners, architects and designers and highlights the architectural bones that make up the home. There's a lot to like about this book. It has great photos and the summaries of each house not only talk about the inspiration and design process, but also about specific architects and designers that worked their magic. It also lists some of the key pieces of furniture or objects that make the room special. This makes the book very accessible and if you wanted to recreate some of the ideas, gives you a good starting place to start building your space. It's also designed by being broken up into key aesthetic ideas rather than historical sections, which I liked. Having made that broad statement, I think if you happen to be looking for ideas you will be able to find some in every location. There was one home I was not particularly fond of, neither the color schemes nor the design decisions. Yet there was a small area where there was a fun use of small decor that I loved. So ideas can come from even your least favorite overall design.

I like this message because I believe in absolute truth and I do think when we take our subjective perceptions of truth as absolute, then yes, we can cause ripple effects that damage our family for centuries. Writer Ellie Stathaki (of Wallpaper*) and photographer Anna Stathaki explore different interior styles and show the very best of London homes – from the surprising interiors of humble terraces, to extraordinary conversions showcasing the height of luxury.Some homes will provide worthy inspiration, and others a level of drama most of us can only dream of. Writer Ellie Stathaki (of Wallpaper* ) and photographer Anna Stathaki explore different interior styles and show the very best of London homes – from the surprising interiors of humble terraces, to extraordinary conversions showcasing the height of luxury. Some homes will provide worthy inspiration, and others a level of drama most of us can only dream of. I liked the relationship between Caroline and Mat, and how at first it was surface but as they furthered their joint research into her aunt that their relationship deepened. There were misunderstandings on both parts, and learning about her aunt helped Caroline to be more open and honest about who she is, which allowed for greater transparency between the two of them. Well-behaved dogs that are small enough to be carried are welcome on the Ground Floor at Japan House London. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the building. COVID-19

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In recent years, Open House has seen around 250,000 people use the festival to explore London’s hidden treasures – it’s a brilliant chance for everyone to have a nose around places that are normally closed to the public.

It’s hard to miss the striking Art Deco exterior of Freemasons’ Hall. Inside is even more opulent – as opulent as you’ll have a chance to see during Open House weekend.

Maxwell house is a fantastic redesign of a Victorian town house. Situated in Hammersmith, it used to belong to merchants in the neighbourhood’s buzzing textile industry. Over the years the property was divided into flats and left to fall into disrepair.

I have read quite a few Katherine Reay and was excited to try a historical fiction by her. This one has a dual timeline and the past one is set during WWII. Catherine learns of an old family secret from her old college friend, Mat. Supposedly her great aunt left her family to run off with a Nazi soldier. Caroline is convinced this isn't true and flies to their family home in London. Once there she discovers a bunch of old family letters and journals and she dives in to find out the truth. Caroline decides it’s time to seek the truth – something no one in the family has bothered to do in all the years since WWII - thus requiring Caroline to go to London to pore over letters and diaries long forgotten in the attic of London House. London House is where her grandmother, Margaret, Caroline’s twin, lived until her death. It’s a modern twist on a WWII historical novel. A future relative delves into the last. There are letters, diaries, clues, romance. Pain, sorrow, hollowed hearts. Spies, twins, loss and love.

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The London House is an uplifting, pensive tale that sweeps you away to England and Paris during WWII, as well as present-day London, and into the lives of the Payne family as they delve into all the strained relationships and enduring secrets, loss, tears, wounds, misery, grief, and anger that has surrounded them for generations. Caroline travels to England to visit her mum, despite being divorced from her husband, her mother-in-law Margaret left her The London House to Caroline’s mum and she's been renovating it. Mat joins her in London and they find old diaries, letters, photographs, and discover Margaret and Caroline Waite were actually twins. The girl’s father John was the Earl of Eriska, he served in the navy with distinction during WW I, and they owned a property in the country called Parkley and of course the town residence in London.